Boxing History

Boxing, also known as pugilism or the sweet science, has roots that go all the way back to ancientGreeceandRome. Back then fights would take place without gloves but with just leather taped on to the hands. This resulted in even more gruesome, deadly battles.The first documented "boxing match" took place in 1681 in Britian when theDuke of Albemarleengineered a bout between his butler and his butcher.

In the coming years, bare-knuckle boxing contests would be held in ampitheatres all over England.Jack Boughton, also known as"the Father of Boxing,"developed the first set of rules for the sport and published them in 1743 as a result from a bout where he killed his opponent in 1741.

The most revolutionary change in the sport came in 1865 whenJohn Sholto Douglass,theEighth Marquess of Queensbury, drew up new rules of boxing which basically transformed the sport into what it is today. He is regarded as the "Patron Saint" of boxing and some of the most significant changes were three-minute roundsand the regulated use of approved boxing gloves. You can read the whole set of 12 ruleshere.

The Queensbury Rules1. To be a fair stand-up boxing match in a twenty-four foot ring or as near that size as practicable.2. No wrestling or hugging allowed.3. The rounds to be of three minutes duration and one minute time between rounds.4. If either man fall through weakness or otherwise, he must get up unassisted, ten seconds be allowed to do so, the other man meanwhile to return to his corner; and when the fallen man is on his legs the round is to be resumed and continued until the three minutes have expired. If one man fails to come to the scratch in the ten seconds allowed, it shall be in the power of the referee to give his awart in favour of the other man.5. A man hanging on the ropes in a helpless state, with his toes off the ground, shall be considered down.6. No seconds or any other person to be allowed in the ring during the rounds.7. Should the contest be stopped by any unavoidable interference, the referee (is) to name the time and place as soon as possible for finishing the contest, to that the match can be won and lost, unless the backers of the men agree to draw the stakes.8. The gloves to be fair-sized boxing gloves of the best quality and new.9. Should a glove burst, or come off, it must be replaced to the referee's satisfaction.10. A man on one knee is considered down, and if struck is entitled to the stakes.11. No shoes or boots with springs allowed.12. The contest in all other respects to be governed by the revised rules of the London Prize Ring.

At this point the popularity of boxing continued to spread. It was included in theSt. Louis Olympic Games in 1904for the first time ever. From here on, talented fighters from all over the world would meet and fight for sanctioned titles all throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st.In 1927 theNational Boxing Association (NBA) became the first"sanctioning body"to govern over the sport. These sanctioning bodies ranked fighters and arranged matches between champions and the most deserving challengers, all for a healthy sanctioning fee of course. Today, three "recognized" sanctioning bodies control the world of boxing. TheWBC,IBFandWBAare the only bodies whos titlists are recognized worldwide as "champions."

History of Philippine BoxingThe Origins of Philippines Boxing, 1899-1929

By Joseph R. SvinthCopyright Joseph R. Svinth 2001. All rights reserved. The assistance of Pat Baptiste, Hank Kaplan, Paul Lou, Eric Madis, Curtis Narimatsu, John Ochs, Michael Machado, and Kevin Smith is gratefully acknowledged.On June 18, 1923, Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo beat Jimmy Wilde to become the world flyweight boxing champion, an accomplishment that was (and remains) a matter of great pride to people of Filipino descent. Unfortunately, while there has been some documentation of the many excellent Filipino boxers who subsequently followed Guilledo to the United States, there has not been as much attention paid to documenting the origins of boxing in the Philippines. This article represents a step toward correcting that omission. People with additional information or corrections are invited to contact the author at jsvinth@ejmas.com.

"Pancho Villa, gone but not forgotten." Illustration by Ed Hughes, 1925.Boxing Enters the PhilippinesUS servicemen introduced boxing to the Philippines during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. How this came about is that on April 25, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain, whose colonial holdings included the Philippines. So, on April 27, 1898, Commodore George Dewey ordered his squadron of five cruisers and two gunboats to steam from China to the Philippines, and there, on May 1, 1898, he issued the famous command, "You may fire when ready, Gridley." The resulting US naval victory effectively ended Spanish control of the region, and in August 1898 the US Army began the occupation of Luzon. Then, to the horror of the Filipinos, the Americans did not cede the Philippines to them: instead they decided to keep the islands for themselves. Between 1899 and 1913, this resulted in savage wars of peace whose heroes included Emilio Aguinaldo on one side and Arthur MacArthur, Frederick Funston, Leonard Wood, and John J. Pershing on the other.Casualties in these battles were heavy and one-sided: US casualties were listed as 4,243 killed and 2,818 wounded in action while Filipino casualties are estimated at 16,000 killed, plus another several hundred thousand dead from famine or disease (generally cholera). However, after Theodore Roosevelts unilateral declaration of victory in July 1902, US commanders began thinking about how to reduce the rates of desertion, suicide, sexually transmitted diseases, drug abuse, and drunkenness among their soldiers and sailors.Boxing was offered as a potential solution. The reason was that boxers in training were taught to avoid tobacco, alcohol, and sexual activity. Furthermore, explained writer Charles L. Clay in 1887, "Boxing also makes a man self-reliant and resourceful when assailed by sudden or unexpected dangers or difficulties." This, in turn, said a YMCA director named C.H. Jackson in 1909, made young men "Christlike and manly." So, in 1902, Major Elijah Halford (a former secretary to President Benjamin Harrison) asked philanthropists for $200,000 to construct a YMCA in Manila, and by 1904, Army officers such as Edmund Butts were extolling the virtues of boxing in tropical environments such as Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.US Military BoxersOn November 18, 1899, soldiers of the 11th US Cavalry reported finding a pair of boxing gloves made by Sol Levinson of San Francisco abandoned in the Luzon village of San Mateo. According to Damon Runyon, writing in October 1925, Filipino prisoners reported that the "gloves had been brought in by a renegade soldier from the negro Twenty-fourth Infantry, and that he had been schooling the Filipinos in their use."Many early boxers in the Philippines were African American, as the all-black 9th and 10th US Cavalry, 24th and 25th US Infantry, and 48th and 49th US Volunteer Infantry formed a significant percentage of the American soldiers serving in the Philippines between 1899 and 1902. Following Roosevelts declaration of peace, most of the black troops were sent back to the United States but in 1913, the 25th was in Hawaii. There theHonolulu Advertisernoted:The Twenty-fifth is proud of its colored ringmasters and particularly of Hollie Giles, a welterweight of 155 pounds, who is described by the men as a whirlwind fighter; Morgan, a heavyweight at 190 pounds; Carson, a light heavyweight, and Ananias Harris, a light heavyweight.Meanwhile, from 1913 until 1917, the 24th was in the Philippines, serving at Camp McGrath (Batangas) and Fort Mills (Corregidor). Noted African American fighters from this period included the middleweights Joe Blackburn, "Craps" Johnson, and "Demon" White.Of course, there were also white soldiers who boxed in the Philippines. The most famous was New Jerseys Mike Ballerino. "Ballerino had a chip on his shoulder," Pancho Villa recalled in early 1925. "He dared any of the Filipinos to knock it off." So Pancho Villa did, fighting Ballerino ten times during 1920-1921, winning nine and drawing one. Nonetheless, Ballerino returned to the United States under the management of Frank Churchill, and in December 1925 he became the world junior lightweight champion.Between 1881 and 1942, the Pacific Fleet enlisted blacks primarily for service as cooks and mess stewards, and the Marines did not enlist them at all. Therefore most sailors and all Marines fighting in the Philippines were white. Examples of white fighters who served in the Philippines include Harvey "Heinie" Miller, a sailor assigned to the USSWilmingtonwho boxed (and beat) a Japanese jujutsuka during a Manila festival held in 1908 or 1909. Earlier, Miller had fought Jimmy Dwyer for a Pacific Fleet lightweight title. Their fight was a 45-round affair with four-ounce gloves, and Miller won by knockout in the thirteenth, despite a broken nose, cuts around the eyes, a broken rib, and a broken hand.After 1902, however, the Pacific Fleet began replacing its Japanese cooks and mess stewards with Filipinos, and some of these latter men took up shipboard boxing. For example, in 1903, a 20-year-old Filipino named Eddie Duarte and another forty Filipinos enlisted for service aboard the US Army cable-laying shipBurnside.(Army is correct; in those days, most ships designated for logistical support belonged to the Army rather than the Navy.) Between 1903 and 1904,Burnsidelaid telegraph cable between Manila and Seattle, and subsequently it laid cable from San Francisco to Valdez, Alaska. "Every evening when the sailors were at leisure," Carroll Alcott wrote inThe Ringin October 1928, "some of the boys would don the gloves and a youthful Eddie made up his mind to have at try Eddie made his first public appearance at the Olympic club, of Tacoma, Washington. He fought an American Indian and won the decision in four rounds. In that fight, he tipped the beams at 128 pounds, a weight he fought at the remainder of his boxing days. The Indian weighed in at 148. In the following years, Eddie fought in Alaska, Canada, and the United States."Of course, this naval boxing was not horribly sophisticated. The boxers "meet on deck when the spirit moves," theHonolulu Advertisernoted in October 1911, "take up the good natured challenges of their shipmates as they feel inclined, and go at it, to the intense entertainment of their comrades." As a result, no Filipino naval boxers became more than locally prominent until after World War I. So, as the US Naval Academys boxing coach, Doc Dougherty, wrote in an article carried by theHonolulu Advertiserin August 1924:It was as recently as 1920 before a Filipino boxer, Manuel Soriano, got as far as the finals for the Fleet title. This happened when Harry Gordon, now of New York, defeated Soriano for the Bantam Fleet belt in Madison Square Garden in December of the year mentioned.The very next year, however, Jose Javier, Filipino flash from the U.S.S.South Dakota, won the flyweight championship of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets combined.And now comes the tiniest of them all, Young Dencio, of the U.S.S.Mayflower. This lad weighs but an even 100 pounds. At times he is as low as 98. Yet this fellow boxes boys weighing as heavy as 116 and gets away with it.Other early naval boxers included Juan "Johnny" Candelaria, who fought in Honolulu in 1919 and Manila in 1920.Civilian Fighters and PromotersUS Army General John J. Pershing, who commanded black units throughout much of his early career, hence his nickname Black Jack, believed that boxing built character in men. After all, there was nothing like fighting to teach a man to fight. Nevertheless, from a commercial standpoint, military fights were always of limited interest. First, the War Department did not allow military boxers to fight civilian amateurs until 1923. Second, ships or units were liable to deploy without warning. And, most importantly, both the Army and Navy discouraged gambling and offered free admission to athletic events.Free admission and no gambling was not what promoters wanted to hear, and so there were also bootleg fights held out in town. Although crowds were small in the beginning, by the late 1910s crowds of 3,000 to 10,000 were common. There were also bootleg fights held near the Army bases at Corregidor and the Navy base at Subic Bay.Early promoters included Frank Churchill and the Tait brothers (Bill and Eddie), who opened a ring they called the Olympic in Manila in 1909. The actual location is today part of the campus of the Mapa Institute of Technology. Fights were held on Wednesday and Saturday. As Churchill put it in 1924, "We ran our big weekly show on Saturday night. On Wednesdays we staged a bargain bill, and on this night we would give all the would-be champions and amateurs a chance."Judges were often from the US military. For example, in Manila, one of the judges was from the Army, another was from the Navy, and the third was John Greene, who was said to be head of the Philippine governments intelligence organization. The military judges included Sergeant Harry Konter, who was stationed in Manila from 1909 to 1919, while the naval judges included Chief Petty Officer Joe Waterman, who was stationed in the Philippines from 1918 to 1920, and who trained fighters at the Olongapo Knights of Columbus gym. Referees included Filipinos; these included Francisco "Paquito" Villa and a man named Gutierrez.While early fighters included US soldiers or sailors, by the 1910s there were also Australian or American professionals tuning up for fights in their home countries or hoping to extend a career a few more years. Examples of American professionals fighting in the Philippines between 1914 and 1925 include Frank Carbone, George Engle, Frank Haynie, George Lee, Charlie Pitts, Bud Ridley, Bob Roper, and Rufus Turner. Their Australian counterparts included Vince Blackburne, Lew Edwards, Syd Keenan, Harry Holmes, George Mendies, Paddy Mills, Tommy Ryan, and Billy Tingle.These fighters were ethnically diverse. For example, George Lee was Chinese American. From the Sacramento area, he was a friend and coach of featherweight contender "Babe" Herman Souza. Meanwhile Turner was African American. Due to the efforts of researcher Kevin Smith, additional details are known of Turners career, and so a summary is given below. Turner arrived in the Philippines in July 1914. A competent lightweight who had been boxing professionally since 1893, this was toward the end of his career. In Manila, Turner worked for Churchill as trainer, referee, and occasional main event fighter. Until 1918, his opponents were mostly American or Australian, and included Iron Bux, Sammy Good, Charlie Lanum, Spider McFadden, and Bud Walters. However, starting in 1918, he also began fighting Filipinos, to include Enrique Zuzuarregui on October 4 and Dencio Cabenela on October 19. In 1919 Turner continued fighting a combination of foreign and local talent: Harry Holmes on February 8 and July 12; Sylvino Jamito on June 7; Pug Macarino on November 6; and Francisco Flores on November 29. His last known fight was in Pasay on October 29, 1921; the opponent was Jimmy West, and the result was an 8-round draw.Of course, Filipino gamblers were generally not interested in watching Americans and Australians fight one another. Furthermore, with the Australian entry into World War I in 1914 and the US mobilizations of 1916, competent Australian and American boxers became increasingly hard to get. So, by 1914 there were Filipino fighters in the preliminaries, and by 1919 there were a number of Filipino main event fighters.Unsurprisingly, one of the first Filipinos to fight a main event at the Olympic was the former Army boxer, Eddie Duarte. According to Alcott, writing inThe Ring:Eventually Duarte returned to the Philippines. He was regarded as a hero and after a number of battles at the Manila Stadium, he was matched to meet Antonio Zuzuarrigue, a welter, who had gained distinction while Eddie was roaming around the world. Eddie weighed 129 pounds and won the verdict at the end of ten slashing rounds. Old age finally exacted its toll and in 1916 Eddie went down to defeat against the youthful Ramon Sanchez. The old veteran is now [1928] 45 years old and enjoys his advancing years by watching the fruits of his early endeavor spring into champions and powerful contendersTechnically, many of these Filipino main event fighters were not very good. As Norris Mills, the former sports editor of theManila Daily Bulletinput it in 1925, "Many have been ruined due to the management rushing them into the main event class before they were ready. This rushing process was usually due to a shortage of fighters of top notch timber or the popularity of the scrapper." Frank Churchill indirectly corroborated this observation, saying in 1924:There were a great many ambitious Filipino lads who craved ring glory, even at the expense of a broken beezer or a vegetable ear. These boys would storm the club on Wednesday night, begging for a chance to go on. Many of them didnt have money enough to buy an outfit of ring togs, so we always kept a supply of trunks, shoes, etc., available for them. Lots of em wouldnt use shoes. They were accustomed to going barefoot and shoes cramped their style.Nevertheless, several Filipino fighters of the era were excellent, and the best of them all was the future world flyweight champion Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo. Born at Iloilo, Philippines, on August 1, 1901, Guilledo took up boxing in 1917, turned professional in 1919, and died in July 1925 after fighting a bout in the United States despite impacted wisdom teeth. Standing 51" tall, his best weight was 110-115. Technically, he was described as "a tireless offensive fighter with a strong punch in either left or right." He was also a consummate showman. For example, he always had an open camp where he entertained paying fans with his expert rope skipping, and once, after knocking an opponent down, he astonished onlookers by jumping on the neutral corner post to await the count.Other well-regarded bootleg boxers include: Dencio Cabanela. Cabanela was of Igoroto ancestry and in 1920, at age 20, he weighed 128 pounds and had a 17-inch neck. On July 2, 1921, he became the first of three Filipinos managed by Frank Churchill to die of ring-related causes. (The other two were Pancho Villa and Inocencio "Clever Sencio" Moldes.) The Flores brothers (Francisco, Elino, Macario, and Ireneo). All of them started fighting professionally while aged 13 or 14, all of them fought in the US or Australia, and all were managed by their mother. "I can hit harder when mother is at the ringside," explained Macario Flores in 1922. Sylvino Jamito. A featherweight, he claimed the lightweight championship of the Philippines. He started his professional career in 1916. As noted above he had a draw with Rufe Turner in 1919. He also fought in Australia in 1921 and the United States in 1923. According toEverlast Boxing Record Book 1923, he had a career record of at least 49 fights, of which he lost only 5. Pete Sarmiento (bantamweight). Sarmiento was born in Florida, Blanca, Philippines, on October 15, 1901. At age 22, he stood 53" and weighed 118 pounds. Managed by Frank Churchill, he fought in California during the mid-1920s. Macario Villon (lightweight). Around 1921, Villon fought a 20-round fight with Bud Taylor in Manila, and gave him a solid whipping. In 1922, he defeated Jerry Monohan in Manila. However, in 1923 he lost a couple 15-round decisions to Sylvino Jamito and Ireneo Flores. Villon later fought in San Francisco, where Frankie Farren knocked him out on June 2, 1925.Other early Filipino fighters about whom less is known are Frisco Concepcion, Cowboy Reyes, and Johnny Hill; the latter was the son of an African American sailor and a Filipino woman.LegalizationIn 1921, boxing was legalized in the Philippines. The idea was that this would satisfy "the Filipinos natural love of sport which formerly found its expression in cock-fighting and other vicious sports of like nature."The code adopted was similar to New Yorks Walker Law, with the exception that the Philippines allowed 20-round fights and paid almost no attention to weight classes. AsThe Ringnoted in its June 1923 edition:The Philippine code permits twenty round bouts to a decision, which goes the Empire State five better. Every champion of the Islands is obliged to defend his title every six months unless something beyond his control prevents him. If he fails to meet an accredited challenger within that period, the challenger acquires the title.There is one peculiar item in the code which may be due to an error in typing. One of the clauses reads: There shall be a difference of no more than 18 pounds between two contestants except in the case of the light-heavyweights and heavyweights.If this is true, all the good derived from the new law is nullified because such difference in weight invites casualties.Collegiate BoxingFilipino collegiate boxing dates to 1923. Once again, driving forces included the US Army. As quoted inThe Ringby Pablo Anido, the Philippines Governor General, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, stated that he wanted "to see the Filipino youth master the manly arts of self-defense wrestling and boxing."Why? Simply because our beloved Governor realizes from experience that both sports develop he-men who become high class citizens. The Governor in the course of his remarks declared that if every young man would think of his health and physical welfare, and then take up boxing and wrestling as a pastime, the world would have better men and better citizens. That this is so, often has been proven. Boxing develops every muscle in the human body, quickens the brain, sharpens the wits, imparts force, and, above all, it teaches self-control. The time when it was popular to be a fop and dandy when it was considered a sign of good breeding to be able to show delicate and well manicured, effeminate hands, is past.One cannot be successful in life unless one is in constant fighting trim. One must be in condition to go and keep going at top speed. Hence the reason for introducing boxing in the University of Manila where it will soon become a major sport.That said, the true inspiration was not the army, but Pancho Villa, and in 1930 the Filipinos sent a collegiate team to Tokyo to box in the Far Eastern Championship Games. Members included flyweight, Villanueva; bantamweight, John Gray and Guillermo Lazaro; featherweight, Oscar de la Rosa; lightweight, Alejandro Florentino; and welterweight, Carlos Padilla. Although faring well in this contest, the Filipino team eventually withdrew to protest the Japanese referees allegedly arbitrary rulings. But of course the Filipinos were not averse to making arbitrary rulings of their own, and four years later 5,000 Japanese rioted in Manila following an equally questionable call involving a Korean student fighting under Japanese colors.Filipinos in Hawaii before LegalizationFilipinos also fought in Hawaii prior to legalization. Under Section 320 of the US Code, prizefighting was illegal in the Territory of Hawaii until 1929. In practice, however, this portion of the Federal code was widely ignored. For example, in October 1915 the Judge Advocate General of the Army ruled that soldiers could box in garrison provided that there were no admission charges, no challenges from the ring, no decisions announced at the conclusion of fights, and no obvious gambling. At Schofield Barracks, early promoters of military boxing included Tommy Marlowe and Lieutenant Barnard of the 5th US Cavalry, and Sergeant John Stone of the Ordnance Department. At Fort DeRussey, promoters included Sergeant Anthony Biddle of the 17th US Cavalry. The Navy took a similar view, and as result, throughout the 1920s the 14th Naval District Submarine Division held monthly smokers at Pearl Harbor.As in Manila, the military fights were not always open to civilian spectators, and due to restrictions against soldiers fighting civilians, the fighters were almost entirely military. This of course annoyed civilian boxing fans, and as a result, from 1915 to 1929, there was also bootleg boxing in Hawaii.The legal fiction used to circumvent the law was that the fights were not prizefights, but instead 3 or 4-round exhibitions held solely for the amusement of members of private clubs. As theHonolulu Advertiserexplained the practice in July 1927, "Membership cards were sold on the night of the fight in buildings across the street." Examples of clubs that organized bootleg fights included Honolulus Kewalo Athletic Club and International Athletic Association, and Hilos National Athletic Club. The YMCA also offered boxing in some of its youth programs, saying, "Wholesome athletics act as mental tonic in the formation of a boys character."The reason the law could be flaunted was a case in December 1915 in which US Attorney Jefferson McCarn had filed charges against a promoter and some boxers, and the defense counsel turned out to be the former Honolulu district attorney Robert W. Breckons. Meanwhile, witnesses for the defense included the sitting US Circuit Judge T.B. Stuart. Said the jurist, who admitted sitting in the twelfth row of seats:I saw these two men engage in sparring on the stage. I think it was three rounds one minute each and half a minute between. Yes, they had gloves on. Well, they made several demonstrations; I would not call it striking. They would spar and tap each other, just like that They would, of course, touch each other, care being used not to hurt each other.Following this slap in the face, the US Attorney refused to try future cases, and so it wasnt until 1927 that anyone else was indicted, let alone convicted, on charges of promoting prizefighting in Hawaii. (And even then the charges owed more to pressure from womens temperance leagues than any governmental desire to prosecute boxers or promoters.)Like the communities from which they recruited, Hawaiian bootleg fight clubs were racially segregated. The one that attracted the most Filipinos was Honolulus Rizal Athletic Club. The Rizal club held its first smoker in July 1922, and a standard card of this era featured Kid Parco fighting Al "Alky" Dawson or Patsy Fernandez during the main event or Kid Carpenterio during the semi-main. Other Filipinos who fought in Hawaii prior to legalization included Battling Bolo, Young Malicio, Clever Feder, Pedro Suerta, Moniz, Santiago, and Cabayon.Excepting small gate receipts, the only money to be made through boxing in Hawaii was through side betting. This was unsatisfactory to Filipinos, partly because the working-class fighters wanted to be paid for their pains, and mostly because people from all walks of life wanted to see fights featuring the Filipino pugilists passing through Honolulu on their way to and from San Francisco. As a result, in 1926 the "pugilistic propensity of the Filipino population of Hawaii" was a stated motivation for Governor Wallace Farringtons testimony to Congress urging the legalization of prizefighting in Hawaii. Said the governor:At the present time a large and growing Filipino population has very little amusement, and it is a real problem to keep them out of trouble. Their interest in boxing is not surpassed by their interest in any other sport. At every show given, there have been thousands of Filipinos denied admission because the shows were not open to the general public. Boxing will bring them into closer relations with the other races and tend to make better citizens out of them.In the meantime, Filipino fighters such as Carpenterio tried earning money by participating in exhibition bouts with wrestlers and judoka. For example, on May 12, 1923, he met judoka S. Takahashi during a mixed match. "Carpenterio boxed and the professor used jiu jitsu," said theAdvertiser. "The first two-minute round was a draw. Thirty seconds after the second round started Carpenterio was down with an ankle hold and the stuff was off."

Rules and Regulations for BoxingThe following are the duly adopted and agreed to Rules & Regulations for theWorld Boxing Federation _________________________________________(Title & Weight) Championship Bout betweenthe Champion / Co-Challenger ________________________________________________________and the Co- / Challenger _____________________________________________________________on _____._____.20_____ (Day/Month/Year).Championship contests shall be governed by these Rules & Regulations and will be supervised by the designated World Boxing Federation Supervisor. The World Boxing Federation Supervisor must be given a center seat in the technical zone at ringside and shall conduct the tabulation of the scoring and will be the sole arbiter regarding the interpretation of the Rules & Regulations. The World Boxing Federation Supervisor must be in attendance at every weigh-in and has full authority to administer the Rules & Regulations.The following Rules & Regulations must be respected, applied and adhered to in order to have the official recognition and licence of the World Boxing Federation as a championship contest. These Rules & Regulations are also available onwww.worldboxingfederation.netand by signing of these by the authorized representatives, the boxers, managers, trainers or any other agents are subsequently bound by its provisions. By accepting these Rules & Regulations, the parties further agree to be bound by the World Boxing Federation Constitution, By-Laws, and rulings of the World Boxing Federation Executive and Championship Committees.1.) GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS1.1.Each round shall consist of a three (3)-minute (Females: two (2)-minute) duration, with a one (1)-minute rest period between rounds.1.2.Mandatory durations of World Boxing Federation championship contests are as follows:(a)World Titles: 12 Rounds (Females: 10 Rounds)(b)Intercontinental Titles: 12 Rounds (Females: 10 Rounds)(c)International Titles: 10 Rounds (or 12 Rounds upon request) (Females: 8 Rounds)(d)Regional Titles: 10 Rounds1.3.AnyWorld Boxing FederationWorld Champion must defend his/her title within nine (9) months, any WBF Intercontinental, International or Regional Champion must defend his/her title within six (6) months, otherwise the title may be declared vacant in the discretion of theWorld Boxing Federation.1.4.Any World Boxing Federation Champion that participates in a title bout not sanctioned by the World Boxing Federation or any non-title bout without the approval of the World Boxing Federation will be subject, in the discretion of the World Boxing Federation, to his/her title being declared vacant. Notwithstanding the above, the World Boxing Federation Championship Committee may also vacate a title in case of serious violations of these Rules & Regulations or if the actions of a World Boxing Federation Champion are deemed harmful to the reputation of professional boxing and/or the World Boxing Federation.1.5.Upon approval of a championship contest, the World Boxing Federation Championship Committee may shorten the regular defence period and/or order a mandatory defence. If a World Boxing Federation Champion is overdue a defence, a mandatory defence may also be ordered.2.) WEIGHT AND WEIGH-IN CEREMONY2.1.Boxers for a World Boxing Federation championship contest shall weigh-in between 16.00 h and 20.00 h (local time) on the day prior to the scheduled match at a place approved by the local commission and in the presence of the World Boxing Federation Supervisor on calibrated scales. These scales must be available to both boxers at least two (2) hours prior to the official weigh-in. The weigh-in time may be altered at the discretion of the World Boxing Federation Supervisor.2.2.Weight determines championships; if either boxer fails to make the prescribed weight by the official weigh-in, either of them have two (2) hours from that time to make the prescribed weight in the presence of the World Boxing Federation Supervisor. If either or both boxers fail to make the prescribed weight within the additional two (2) hour period, these Rules & Regulations remain in full force and effect and the contest shall be held as an overweight championship contest or a non-title contest as the case may be.2.3.If a World Boxing Federation Champion fails to make the prescribed weight and the Challenger makes weight, the World Boxing Federation Champion shall lose the title at the scales, and the championship shall then and there be declared vacant. The championship may not, however, be won at the scales. The contest shall go forward, and if the Challenger, having made the weight, wins, he shall be the successor of the championship; but if the prior World Boxing Federation Champion, whose championship was vacated at the scales, wins, the championship shall remain vacant.2.4.If the World Boxing Federation Champion makes the weight and the Challenger fails to do so, the World Boxing Federation Champion shall retain the title, regardless of the result of the contest.2.5.If both the World Boxing Federation Champion and the Challenger fail to make weight, the championship shall not be vacated at the scales and the contest will go forward as a non-title contest and the World Boxing Federation Champion shall retain the title, regardless of the result of the contest.2.6.If the contest is for a vacant title and one of the Co-Challengers fails to make the weight, the contest will go forward as a championship contest, however, only the boxer who has made the weight can win the title if he/she wins the contest.2.7.World Boxing Federationchampionships shall be recognized in the following weight divisions:Weight DivisionMaximum Weight

HeavyweightOver 200 lbs or 90,718 kg

CruiserweightUp to 200 lbs or 90,718 kg

LightheavyweightUp to 175 lbs or 79,38 kg

SupermiddleweightUp to 168 lbs or 76,36 kg

MiddleweightUp to 160 lbs or 72,58 kg

SuperwelterweightUp to 154 lbs or 69,85 kg

WelterweightUp to 147 lbs or 66,68 kg

LightwelterweightUp to 140 lbs or 63,50 kg

LightweightUp to 135 lbs or 61,24 kg

SuperfeatherweightUp to 130 lbs or 58,97 kg

FeatherweightUp to 126 lbs or 57,15 kg

SuperbantamweightUp to 122 lbs or 55,34 kg

BantamweightUp to 118 lbs or 53,52 kg

SuperflyweightUp to 115 lbs or 52,16 kg

FlyweightUp to 112 lbs or 50,80 kg

LightflyweightUp to 108 lbs or 48,99 kg

StrawweightUp to 105 lbs or 47,63 kg

3.) MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND SAFETY STANDARDS3.1.In order to encourage the preservation and protection of the health and welfare of the boxers, both must submit all medical reports as required by the local commission having jurisdiction over the contest.3.2.Prior to the contest each boxer must also receive a physical examination and approval by the physician appointed by the local commission. This examination shall either meet the standards and criteria as dictated by the local commission and it is their sole responsibility to assure these standards and criteria are met or the standards and criteria as outlined in The General Medical Guidelines for World Boxing Federation Championship Contests as published onwww.worldboxingfederation.net.3.3.At least two physicians shall be present at ringside and be seated in close proximity to each boxers corner.3.4.The promoter and/or the local commission acknowledge that if the contest takes place in the United States of America, they have complied with and met the safety standard requirements as promulgated by the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 and herein indemnify the World Boxing Federation against any failure to do so.4.) KNOCKDOWN, KNOCKOUT AND COUNT4.1.A boxer shall be considered down when, as a result of a legal blow as ruled by the referee, who is the only person authorized to determine this, any part of their body other than their feet are on the canvas, or if they are hanging helplessly over the ropes, or if they are still rising from the down position and not standing upright.4.2.The Mandatory Eight (8) Count after knockdowns will be standard procedure in all World Boxing Federation championship contests. There is no Standing Eight (8) Count; there is no Three (3) Knockdown Rule. If in the referees judgement the knockdowns have been indecisive and clearly with no injurious effect upon the boxer, the contest may be continued but with good sense and judgement and the boxers welfare always paramount.4.3.When a boxer is knocked down, the referee shall audibly announce the count as he motions with his right arm downward indicating the end of each sound of the count. If the boxer taking the count is still down when the referee calls the count of ten (10), the referee shall wave both arms indicating that the boxer has been knocked out.4.4.When a boxer is knocked down, the referee shall order the opponent to the farthest neutral corner of the ring and pick up the count from the timekeeper or the official counting for knockdowns. Should the opponent fail to stay in the corner as directed by the referee, the referee shall stop the count and redirect the boxer to go back to the corner and resume the count at the point that it was interrupted. In the event of any knockdown, the timekeepers count will cease when picked up by the referee whose count shall prevail and be relied on by the boxers.4.5.A boxer shall receive a twenty (20) second count if the boxer is knocked out of the ring and onto the floor. The boxer is to be unassisted by spectators or his/her seconds. If assisted by anyone, the boxer may lose points or be disqualified with such a decision being within the sole discretion of the referee.4.6.A boxer who has been knocked down cannot be saved by the bell in any round. If a boxer is down and the round has terminated, the referee shall continue the count until the boxer rises or is counted out. If a boxer fails to rise before the count of ten (10), he shall be declared the loser by knockout in the round just concluded.5.) THE REFEREE5.1.The referee is the sole arbiter in all championship contests and the only person authorized to stop a contest at any stage if he considers it to be one-sided or if either boxer is in such condition that to continue might subject them to serious injury.5.2.Before any championship contest begins, the referee shall identify the chief second of each boxer and shall hold said chief second responsible for the conduct of their respective corner. Shaking hands by the boxers is recommanded immediately following the referees instructions and prior to the commencement of the final round.5.3.The referee (or the World Boxing Federation Supervisor) shall examine the bandages and gloves of each boxer before the contest begins to make sure that the gloves are free of any extraneous substance that could be harmful to the opponent, and that the bandages of each boxer are in conformity with the World Boxing Federation Rules & Regulations.5.4.The referee shall be the only person authorized to determine if injuries were the result of legal blows, accidental fouls or intentional fouls.5.5.The referee may stop the contest and consult with the ringside physician on the medical advisability of a boxers ability to continue. However, the referee is the only person permitted to signal the end of a contest.5.6.The referee and the boxers acknowledge that the referee is not to be an agent, servant or employee of the World Boxing Federation.6.) THE JUDGES6.1.All championship contests will be evaluated and scored by three judges.6.2.The Ten (10) Point Must System will be the standard system of scoring a contest. Under no circumstances the scoring will be less than 10:6 exclusive of penalty point deductions. Scoring even rounds is not recommanded, the judges must take effort to pick a winner of each round.6.3.The scorecards will be picked up after each round and the tally made by the World Boxing Federation Supervisor. The judges are not allowed to keep a running score.6.4.In the event the contest is stopped and determined by the scorecards, the judges will score the round in which it has been stopped.7.) THE RINGSIDE PHYSICIAN7.1.The ringside physician may enter the ring during the course of a round only at the request of the referee.7.2.The ringside physician may enter the ring between rounds on their own and advise the referee about the condition of either boxer.8.) THE TIMEKEEPER8.1.Subject to the requirements and discretion of the local commission, it is the recommondation of the World Boxing Federation that two timekeepers should be used, but one may suffice. One keeps the time of the rounds, the other is utilized for the knockdown call. Two stopwatches are to be used.8.2.Ten (10) seconds before the interval minutes are up, the timekeeper will sound an arcustic signal and announce seconds out.8.3.The timekeeper shall indicate the last ten (10) seconds remaining in each round by knocking loudly on a table with a hammer or a similar instrument.8.4.When a boxer is down the knockdown timekeeper shall immediately start counting the elapsed seconds in a loud, clear voice. He shall indicate each elapsed second with progressive upraised fingers until the referee has either taken up his count or told the boxers to box.8.5.It is entirely up to the referee to determine if a knockdown has occured. If the referee ignores or waves away the timekeeper, then that is the official ruling. If the referee is in the course of applying a count and the round has been completed, the bell indicating the end of the round will not be sounded. If the boxer rises before ten (10) is counted and the referee gives the command box, the bell will be sounded to end the round.8.6.When the referee orders and signals time, the timekeeper shall stop the watch and only restart it when the referee orders box. The timekeeper must always be alert to accept any signals from the referee.9.) THE SECONDS9.1.Each boxer in a championship contest shall be allowed no more than four (4) seconds. One of these seconds shall be designated the chief second, responsible for the conduct of the corner during the contest. Only one (1) of these seconds is allowed to enter the ring between rounds.10.) FOULS AND INJURIESThe World Boxing Federation adopts and incorporates by reference the Unified Rules of the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) as amended from time to time for all World Boxing Federation championship contest. As of July 24, 2012, the Unified Rules provide:10.1.If a boxer sustains an injury from a fair blow and the injury is severe enough to terminate the contest, the injured boxer shall lose by technical knockout (TKO).10.2.Injuries sustained by fouls:(a)Intentional Fouls1.If an intentional foul causes an injury, and the injury is severe enough to terminate the contest immediately, the boxer causing the injury shall lose by disqualification (DQ).2.If an intentional foul causes an injury, and the contest is allowed to continue, the referee shall notify the authorities and deduct two (2) points from the boxer who caused the foul. Point deductions for intentional fouls will be mandatory.3.If an intentional foul causes an injury, and the injury results in the contest being stopped in a later round, the injured boxer will win byTECHNICAL DECISIONif he is ahead on the scorecards; and the contest will result in aTECHNICAL DRAWif the injured boxer is behind or even on the scorecards.4.If a boxer injures himself while attempting to intentionally foul his opponent, the referee will not take any action in his favor, and this injury shall be the same as one produced by a fair blow.5.If the referee feels that a boxer has conducted himself in an unsportsman-like manner, he may stop the contest and disqualify the boxer.(b)Accidental Fouls1.If an accidental foul causes an injury, and the injury is severe enough to terminate the contest immediately, the contest will result in aNO DECISIONif stopped before four (4) completed rounds. Four (4) rounds are complete when the bell rings signifying the end of the fourth round.2.If an accidental foul causes an injury, and the injury is severe enough to terminate the contest immediately after four (4) rounds have occured, the contest will result in aTECHNICAL DECISIONawarded to the boxer who is ahead on the scorecards at the time the contest is stopped.3.Partial or incomplete rounds will be scored. If no action has occured, the round should be scored as an even round. This is at the discretion of the judges.10.3.A boxer who is hit with an accidental low blow must continue after a reasonable amount of time, but no more than five (5) minutes, or he/she will lose the contest.11.) DRUGS AND STIMULANTS11.1.The use of illegal or performance enhancing drugs or other stimulants before or during the contest by any of the boxers shall be sufficient cause for disqualification of the boxer guilty of said use.11.2.Only plain water or approved electrolyte drinks may be given to a boxer in the course of the contest. For the purpose of this paragraph, approved electrolyte drinks shall mean common sports drinks such as Gatorade, Powerade, Accelerade, Cytomax, and G Push, or any other sports drink not expressly prohibited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).11.3.Lubricants around the eyes is allowed in amounts with the referees discretion; the use of lubricants, or any other substance on a boxers arms, legs and body is prohibited.11.4.A discretional use of coagulants approved by the ringside physician, such as adrenalin (1/1.000), may be allowed between rounds to stop bleeding of minor cuts or lacerations sustained by a boxer during the course of the contest. The use of iron type coagulants, such as Monsels Solution, is absolutely prohibited. The administration of any iron type coagulants by or to any boxer is considered as a violation and shall be grounds for disqualification.11.5.Ant-doping testing is mandatory if stipulated in the rules and regulations of the local boxing commission. TheWorld Boxing Federationencourages all local boxing commissions to conduct anti-doping tests before or after the fight. If the local boxing commission conducts the tests, they shall be administered in accordance with the rules and regulations of the local boxing commission.11.6.The boxer shall indicate at the time of the rules meeting if he is under medication. If the boxer is under medication, he shall provide evidence that he is using it for therapeutic purposes by means of medical certification and such medication must not be prohibited by the local commission. Any drugs prohibited by the local commission or the International Olympic Committee (IOC) shall be considered illegal drugs, whether considered performance enhancing or not and shall subject the violator to loss of title and/or fines at the sole and absolute discretion of the World Boxing Federation.11.7.The General Medical Guidelines for World Boxing Federation Championship Contests as published onwww.worldboxingfederation.netshall apply for all championship contests.12.) BANDAGES12.1.In all weight divisions hand bandages shall be restricted to twelve (12) yards (10,973 m) of soft gauze bandage per hand, not more than two (2) inches (0,051 m) in width, held in place by not more than eight (8) feet (2,438 m) of adhesive tape of one-and-a-half (1 ) inches (0,038 m) of width.12.2.Adhesive tape shall not cover any part of the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist.13.) GLOVES13.1.The weight of the gloves to be used in championship contests shall be as follows:(a)From Strawweight to Welterweight, eight (8) ounce (226,8 g) gloves shall be used.(b)From Superwelterweight to Heavyweight, ten (10) ounce (283,5 g) gloves shall be used.13.2.The weight of gloves to be used is determined by the weight classifications at the official weigh-in, not the weight of the boxers at the time of the contest.13.3.The boxers may, by agreement, determine which brand of gloves are to be used. The boxers may agree that different brands of gloves may be used by each boxer. In the absence of agreement, the promoter shall be responsible to provide no less than four (4) identical pairs of new gloves to be selected by the boxers for use in the championship contest and for back-up. The World Boxing Federation Supervisor shall be the final authority in any disputes and his ruled shall be binding.14.) RING14.1.The local commission shall verify before the contest that rings used shall be no less than 18 feet (5,486 m) nor more than 24 feet (7,315 m) by side within the ropes.14.2.Four (4) ropes are mandatory for World Boxing Federation championship contests.15.) PROTECTORS / MOUTHPIECES15.1.The protective cups and mouthpieces shall be compulsory for all boxers participating in championship contests. It is the responsibility of the boxer and the chief second to ensure that the boxer is fitted with the appropriate protection devices before each championship contest.15.2.A championship contest is not to be terminated by a low blow, as the protector that boxers use must be sufficient to withstand any low blow which might incapacitate a boxer.15.3.All boxers are required to have two (2) mouthpieces at the start of the contest. No round can begin without mouthpiece. If the mouthpiece is dislodged during competition, the referee will call time and have it replaced at the first opportune moment without interfering with the immediate action. Points may be deducted by the referee if he feels the mouthpiece is being purposely spit out.16.) MISCELLANEOUS16.1.The champion will wear the World Boxing Federation Championship Belt when coming into the ring, which will be given to the referee by the champion and passed to the World Boxing Federation Supervisor ringside. At the end of the contest, before the result is announced, the World Boxing Federation Supervisor shall be invited into the ring to immediately proceed with the championship belt ceremony.16.2.The World Boxing Federation does not arrange, promote, organize or produce championship contests. It merely promulgates rules governing the contests, licences the use of its name and awards the World Boxing Federation Championship Belt to the winner.16.3.The scheduling of contests, safety standards, supplying of safety equipment, ambulances, evacuation and emergency procedures, the provision of doctors or any of the attendant and peripheral matters necessary to supervise and administer any contest for which it has licenced the use of the World Boxing Federation name are always the responsibility of the promoters under the supervision and control and in accordance with the rules of the local commission. It is the obligation of the promoter and/or the local commission to meet all governmental standards and to pay for any such service provided at the contest.16.4.These Rules & Regulations are to be interpreted in conformity with the laws of Luxembourg. All participants agree and consent that the exclusive venue for any and all legal action in which the World Boxing Federation is made a party, whether it is to enforce, interpret or declare the application of these Rules & Regulations or to appeal from any determination of the World Boxing Federation, may be maintained only in the Superior Court of Luxembourg.The parties undersigned hereby agree to participate in the contest and hereby release, discharge and indemnify and keep indemnified the World Boxing Federation, its officers, agents, and employees, from all claims, actions, demands, judgements and executions which the undersigned, its heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns may have, or claim to have, against the World Boxing Federation, its officers, agents, and employees from all personal injuries, known or unknown, and injuries to property, real or personal, caused either directly or indirectly, or arising out of the above sporting activities.We the undersigned explicitly and unequivocally agree that we have read and understood the World Boxing Federation Rules & Regulations contained herein and shall adhere to these Rules & Regulations. We understand fully the inherent risks involved with the above sporting activity and fully waive all our rights and claims towards the World Boxing Federation, cause of actions and assume all responsibilities and risks.We hereby sign these Rules & Regulations freely and voluntarily with complete understanding and knowledge of its significance.Place and Date: ___________________________________________________Promoter: _________________________________________________________________Contestant: ________________________________________________________________(or Representative)Contestant: ________________________________________________________________(or Representative)Supervisor: ____________________________________________________________

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The sport of boxinghas a long and illustrious history. Some of the events that have taken place over the years range from amazing to unbelievable. Some interesting boxing facts, records and trivia include:

Wilfredo Benitez of Puerto Rico was the youngest professional world champion when he won the Jr. welterweight title in 1976 at the age of 17 years and 173 days. The first world title fight under the Queensbury rules took place in New York on July 30, 1884 when middleweights Jack Dempsey of Ireland and American George Fulljames went at it. At seven feet tall and 328 lbs., Russian Nikolai Valuev is the tallest and heaviest boxer to ever hold a professional world title. On Oct. 7th, 2006 Russian Nikolai Valuev (328 lbs.) outweighed his American opponent Monte Barret (222) by 106 lbs. This is the biggest weight advantage ever in modern day boxing. Valuev TKOd Barret in the 11thround. Archie Moore had the most knockouts in pro boxing with 145. The longest reigning pro heavyweight champion was Joe Louis at 11 years and seven months. American Rocky Marciano, at 49-0, with 43 KOs was the only undefeated heavyweight champion in pro boxing history. Marciano died in a plane crash at the age of 45. In the 1890s, Charles "Kid" McCoy used to trick his opponents into thinking he was ill or in trouble in the ring. Opponents werent sure if he was actually hurt or just faking it. This is how the expression "the real McCoy" was born. French boxer Georges Carpentier reportedly started his career at the age of 14 as a flyweight and ended up as 32-year-old heavyweight. He fought in everyweight classpro boxing had from 1908 to 1926. Former pro heavyweight champion Max Baer was the father of Max Baer Jr., who played country bumpkin Jethro Bodine on the 60s hit TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies. Actor and talk show host Tony Danza had a brief but successful pro boxing career as a middleweight from 1976 to 1979 with a record of 9-3, with 9 KOs. Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke went 6-0-2, with 5 KOs between 1991-1994. Former heavyweight champions Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Johnson were both 50 when they fought their last pro fights. Sam Langford and Harry Wills fought each other as professionals 17 times. The first boxing club was formed in London, England in 1814. It was called the Pugilistic Club. The first boxing stadium, Figgs Amphitheatre, was built in London, England in 1917. The first pro fight broadcast over the radio was Jack Dempsey vs. Jess Willard in 1919. The first televised fight was between Benny Leonard and Mickey Walker in 1931. Heavyweights Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson earned the first million dollar paydays when Liston KOd Patterson in 1963. Bob Fitzsimmons was the first pro fighter to win world titles in three different weight divisions: middleweight (1891), heavyweight (1897), light heavyweight (1903). Michael Spinks was the first light heavyweight to win the heavyweight title as he defeated Larry Holmes in 1985. All time boxing great Muhammad Ali was once asked by a flight attendant to fasten his seat belt. Ali replied, "Superman dont need no seat belt." The witty attendant answered back, "Superman dont need no airplane!" The firstmouth piecewas used in 1915 in a pro bout between Ted "Kid" Lewis and Jack Britton. Former pro boxer Victor McLaglen went on to win an Academy Award for his role in the movie "The Informer." In 1926 every world champion was American. The longest bare-knuckle fight was six hours and 15 minutes long, as James Kelly and Jonathan Smith battled it out in 1855. The most recorded bare-knuckle rounds numbered 276 (four hours and 30 minutes in 1825). A round ended when one boxer was knocked down. The 1956 heavyweight Olympic boxing champion Pete Rademacher fought for the world title in his very first pro bout and was KOd by Floyd Patterson. Thomas Hearns won championships in five different weight classes. These were welterweight, Jr. middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and cruiserweight. Hearns fought for a sixth title but was beaten by middleweight champ Marvin Hagler in a now-classic bout.

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Marco Huck-vs-Krzysztof GlowackiFri, Jun 12 2015 @(TBA) Chicago, Illinois, USA9PM ETSpike TV

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The most famous boxer in the world doesnt necessarily have to be the best boxer. But, as boxing fans know the two quite often coincide to some degree.The truth is no one can say for sure who the best boxer is, this will always be a matter of opinion.There are a number of general metrics that are often pointed at when choosing the best boxer the two must common are quality of opponents and the amount of fights that have been fought by a fighter.Here I will list the most famous boxers from 10 to 1, as I see it, I think this is probably one of the best ways of indirectly determining who our, best boxers are? In any case lets begin shall we also before I begin, this list will not be taking into considerationdifferent weight classes, so you can expect to see light weights all the way up to heavy weight.And remember this is really a famous boxer list even though I will make mention of boxing achievements, which I do think have a part to play in determining a boxers fame status.10- Willie Pep

Willie is best known for his long list of wins, he fought 229 times and only lost 11 of them. He was an impressive feather weight that went 61 fights before actually loosing.Pep still went on to won 71 fights in a row after loosing his 62nd fight. He was a pioneer in his day and famous for drawing full crowds which was only common at heavyweight and middleweight fights at the time.Record: won 229 (KO 65) + lost 11 (KO 6) +drawn 1 = 2419- Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Hagler was a supreme fight in his day and is well known by boxing fans today because of it.Marvin has the highest knockout percentage of all time for middle weights at 78%, which is astounding!He also defended his title 12 times and was champiom between 1980 and 1987, making him the second longest holder of this title second only to Tony Zale, who was inactive 4 years because of World War II.Record: won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 (KO 0) +drawn 2 = 678- Julio Cesar Chavez

What can we say about this guy? If youre a boxing fan youll know that Chavez is the mexican standard. But hes also a great standard for boxing in general.Chavez is not to be confused with his son, who is also a very good fighter himself. Its not often that you get to great fighters from the same family.Chavez was know for having great power punches and for his attack on the body of his opponents. His general ring toughness was also one of his many ring attributes.Record: won 107 (KO 86) + lost 6 (KO 4) +drawn 2 = 1157- Sugar Ray Robinson

Robinsons record speaks for its self this man won 3 and even 4 times more fights tham most of the modern boxers have actually had, 173 to be exact.Many called Robinson the greatest fighter of all time it was his performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions that created the pound for pound, which is a basically a way of comparing boxers equally in their respective weight classes.Between 1943 and 1951 he fought 91 fights without loosing.Sadly Sugar Ray died broke after all his efforts as a great boxer, because he spent all the money that he made as a boxer (many may think that its own fault, and maybe theres some truth to that, but it is still sad to see nonetheless).Record: won 173 (KO 108) + lost 19 (KO 1) +drawn 6 = 2006- Rocky Marciano

Rocky Marciano is definitely a famous boxer today. If you ask anyone their top 10 list of boxers, the name Rocky Marciano is more than like going to be part of that discussion.Whats so impressive about him is that he retained his heavy weight title through out his entire career, a total of 4 years from 1952 to 1956.This achievement and the fact that he was undefeated his whole career has made him famous to lots of boxing fans when they choice their best ever fighters.What most people never mention is that there is an argument for Marciano, loosing. In 1947 Marciano fought as a pro and won, but in 1948 he fought as an amateur and lost to Coley Williams in the Golden gloves tournament.Record: won 49 (KO 43) + lost 0 (KO 0) +drawn 0 = 495- Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones is one of the greatest fighters of our modern era, and still going, although he is a shadow of his former self these days.Roy had the ability to knock out opponents at the blink of an eye in his prime.Roys fame is a product of his boxing achievements which consists of winning world titles in various weight divisions i.e. the middleweight, super middleweight,light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.Roy won the heavy weight WBA title after going up in weight . This had not been done in over 100 years prior.He was named Fighter of the Decade by the Boxing Writers Association of America during the 1990s.Record: won 57 (KO 40) + lost 8 (KO 4) +drawn 0 = 654 Nassem Hamed

Without out a doubt Nassem hamed was one of thee most famous boxers and flamboyant feather weights to grace the boxing scene.Best known for his no-defence southpaw style, over elaborate ring entrances which included the finale a flip over the top rope into the ring.Naseem Hamed was a world of entertainment all by himself. I put him at number 10, because although he was definitely a good fighter I dont know if he can be considered elite. Naz had his toughest fight when he fought the Marco Antonio Barrera.There was no shame in this loss as it was his only loss and Marco Antonio Barrera went on to fight in higher weight classes, with good success.Record: won 36 (KO 31) + lost 1 (KO 0) +drawn 0 = 373- Mike Tyson

What can be said about this man and the fame he achieved and still has today? The youngest heavyweight in the history of the sport, winning the WBA,IBF and WBC at age 20.The boxing style Mike Tyson had was loved by all boxing fans, best known for his compact hard hitting knockout mentality. Tyson was one to watch if you wanted to see a knock out, especially in his hayday.There has been lots of contraversy that has sorrounded Tyson, which has further increased his popularity.Tysons appeal is his genuine nature openness and willingness to change his life around, as well as the killer instincts he showed in the ring during his prime.Record: won 50 (KO 44) + lost 6 (KO 5) +drawn 0 = 582- Floyd Mayweather jr

Undoubtedly the most famous boxer today. He holds the record for the most pay per view buys. He also reportedly makes no less than 100 million dollars a fight.Mayweather is know for his all round boxing style, not good at any one thing, but has the ability to adapt his boxing style in the ring to beat his opponents.Floyd is definitely the epitome of what fame is in the 21st century.Record: won 45 (KO 26) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 451- Muhammad Ali

What can we say about the fame of this man. To me and many others he is undoubtedly the most famous boxer and the greatest.Muhammad Ali, was known much more than for his boxing, he is seen as political activist and a symbol of hope and freedom for many.Most people associated and unassociated with boxing would have heard the phrase float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, a famous quote, which made reference to how he was going to beat Sonny Liston, and take the heavyweight championship at age 22 in 1964, which he did.Alis personality and magnetism cant be denied. So he is my number one pick for the Most famous boxer.Record: won 56 (KO 37) + lost 5 (KO 1) +drawn 0 = 61

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